(iv) inventions which are contrast to the public order of the national cultural morality

Grace period for pre-filing sale or public disclosure

Up to 12 months before the first filing

Major prosecution events (calculated from priority or filing date)

Event

PCT-National Phase

Non-PCT

Lodging patent application

30 months

12 months

Payment for Annual Fees

Every year

Every year

Renewal (after grant)

Every year

Every year

Extension of deadlines

(i) 03 months for responding to Office Actions
(ii) 03 months for Search and Examination events
(iii) 03 months for most other deadlines

Pharmaceutical Data Exclusivity Laws

Not available

Parallel Imports

Allowable

Term of patent

20 years

Patent term extension

Not available

Restoration of lapsed Patent

No specific provisions are present

Search and Examination

Local Examination of patents is not compulsory. Search and Examination reports established in other countries or during PCT International phase can be relied upon for the purpose of patent grant in Laos.

3. Order the seizure of goods to prevent the entry into the channels of commerce of imported goods that involve the infringement of an intellectual property right, immediately after customs clearance of such goods;

4. Order a declaratory judgment of infringement;

5. Order the infringer to pay damages adequate to compensate;

6. Order the infringer to pay the right holder expenses, which may include appropriate attorney’s fees;

7. Order that goods that have been found to be infringing, be destroyed or otherwise disposed of in such a manner that such goods will not enter channels of commerce;

8. Order that materials and implements the predominant use of which has been in the creation of the infringing goods be disposed of outside the channels of commerce in such a manner as to minimize the risks of further infringements.